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Reminiscences of the Confederacy, J.U. Payne, of New Orleans, LA -- His Devotion to, and Sacrifices for the Cause
“Sketchy recollections of a business associate and acquaintance of Davis.”
New Orleans at War: A Merchant's View
“June 8, 1861 -April 4, 1862. A manager of cotton brokerage reported the effects of the Federal blockade to one of the firm's owners. He included the state of the cotton market, the city's defenses, and the activities of the British Guard Battalion,…
From Flag to Flag: A Woman's Adventures and Experiences in the South During the War, in Mexico, and in Cuba
“Mrs. Ripley and her husband lived on a Mississippi River plantation four miles below Baton Rouge, Louisiana. After the fall of New Orleans and the fighting around Baton Rouge, the Ripley’s fled to Texas. Sending some of their slaves ahead, they set…
Social Life in Old New Orleans, Being Recollections of my Girlhood
“Social life, plantation, New Orleans during War.”
The Journal of Julia le Grand, New Orleans, 1862-1863
“A very useful account of wartime New Orleans, before and after Federal occupation.”